Example sentences of "[adj] thought [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So although Attlee 's cabinet of the post-war years was instrumental in promoting and drafting the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms , few thought it necessary or desirable that this guarantee of freedom should become part of English law . |
| 2 | They all thought me secure , even if they did n't find Cliff Top exactly homey . |
| 3 | All thought it unsafe or ugly or both , and asked what use it would be once the exhibition was over . |
| 4 | The court at first instance in Pappa v Rose ( 1871 ) LR 7 CP 32 thought it significant that " umpirage " had not been reached because in its view there could be no real dispute before that stage . |
| 5 | Schlesinger first thought him wrong for Ratso , but changed his mind when they met in New York . |
| 6 | Indeed , each man refused it with some indignation ; Kissinger in particular thought it outrageous that such an old friend and ally as the Shah should not be allowed into the States . |
| 7 | Edward VII thought it possible that his son might be the last British king , and during the reign of George V , Harold Nicolson reckoned that five emperors , eight kings and eighteen minor dynasties had come to an end . |
| 8 | Of the seven judges who heard the appeal , four thought it necessary to consider whether the taxes paid were recoverable at common law . |
| 9 | Both thought it natural , caring and realistic . |
| 10 | When he heard that one of these new county courts was to have its first sitting in County Hall , Lewes on 27 April 1847 , Thomas Bance , a leading tailor of the town , was quick to register claims against eight customers who had delayed paying for their suits longer than most thought it traditional to do so . |
| 11 | The last time that a scolds ' cage is recorded as being in use was when two Looe ladies , Hannah Wit and Bessy Niles , both being of ‘ fluent tongue ’ and having , over some dispute ‘ exerted their oratory on each other ’ , at last thought it prudent to leave the matter in dispute to be settled by the mayor . |